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Entimations.

· LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JANUARY 10 1011

owners, for it puts a premium on what Trade Unionists very impolitely call "blacklegs by taking away from the legitimae shippers the protection of their own unity. Here, then, is a situation for the laughter of the gods, which is akin to tears. It is not .A. S. WATSON & CO., the work, as Sir Thomas said, of infuriated merchants who have been the prey of the spoiler, the victims of the greedy and ruth less shipowner. Ostensibly it emanates from a miscellaneous class of persons which does not include merchants or shippers, and is no authority whateveroa the question of what 'coustitutes justifiable freights. They said, in effect, to the shipowners: "Those freights of yours are too high ! We must_tax_you__heavily, and the higher you make your freights the higher the tax must bej and then we will hand over the proceeds to others in order to induce them to come into the field.and thus ruin your trade out of your own pockets". The legislation which brings about such a situa tion is more fitted for the realms occupied by the Mad Hatter and Bill, the Lizard, than the circles of level-headed commercialism. It is too ludicrous for words, and we trust

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR,

SCOTCH*

will never become law. Even in these re-

WHISKYvolutionary times, no British Government

would venture to submit a bill of this charac

A Blend of the Finest Furo Maltter to the House of Commons, and with Sir Thomas Sutherland, we can not imagine Whiskies distilled in Scotland that this despotic interference with the liberty of British and foreign. shipowners carrying on their business in strict conformity with the law should or will ever receive the sand tion of the Crown.

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GENUINE AGE

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FINE MELLOW

FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s`

BULL

BRAND

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

H. M.5, Flora left Shanghai on the 13thờ Tx Portugueta guobrat Macau, is now on the

West River

the expur trade from Huntarg to China- remains dull.

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A OHINAman who ficed $17 or fiva weeki, at the Police Coun his morning for being in uclanful posscision of a quantity of oplam.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

CHARGE OF ARTON

L Hing was brought up on remand this morning, at the Supreme Court, before Sir ancis Piggott, Galet Jastic, arraigned on two bours No. 50, Quees's Road East, with to counts (1) with being, on the 16th Nov. las, intention of committing a felony; (with having on the date mentioned feloniously and lawfully set fire t'i the said house with intent

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wedding of Captain I rows, R., Powerla', and Miss Bertha Brady, daughter of Dryand Mrs. A. J. Brady, is to take place la Aduralla towards the end of February. They intend travelling to England by way of Japan and America, spending a few weeks in Japan. THE Dell Courant, in reviewing the events of 19.0 notesthat rubber-growing took such strides 40,defraud, there that the growers formed an association.The following. jury was empanciled Tobacco plasters fared badly owing to the low Messrs. O. V Leaning, H. G. Schmidt, V. A. quotations for that staple. Thris only comfort Collaco, A. H. Hamer, R. G. Abraham, G. A. is from discerning signs that they will do better Yvanovitch, H. W. Palsy and O. F. Resulo. Mr. Pollock prosecuted on behalf of the this year

Attorney-General."

At this morning's alting farther evidence was called,

SEVERAL prominent members of the British ccmmunity at Sourabaya, says a Java paper, have token steps to start a purely-British Cub

His Lordship briefly summed up the case, there. They do not object to becoming mem. and the jury, aller an absauce of a few minutes, bers of the Dutch Club in that town, but faeteturned a verdict of guilty on both countr

His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to seven that a Club with wholly British surroundings

years' imprisonment with hard labour. would be appreciated.

Sin Herry May, leaves by the Alderham on Saturdaý to take up the pait of Governor and Commander-ip-Chef of the Colony of Fill, and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific is place of "Ir Everard im Thuro, K., he has resigned these offices on the

ground of ill-he:fl

MR P. G McDonell, who has been actively engaged here is promoting the interest of the Manila Caraival for over a week, loves to morrow by the Nitko Yaro. He is gratified with the recepti in acerrded to his less by the military pritimer, and is convinced that Hongkong will be well repreented this year.

Two i wer-soilers were charged at the Magistracy this moraing, before Mr. E. R Hallil. x, with assaulti ga Chinese constable and gambling in Wyndham Street. Alter hearing the evidence his Worship tastesced the first defendant to ose morth's "hard" for essault, "bed $4-ja, or one week for gambling. The secord defendant was fined $er ten days.

CAPTAIN R. E. Boulton, idjutant" of the 1st

WE understand that cable communicationment la April. Captaia G. E. Gargest, R,GA, DOG

with Maçao is interrupted.

COMPANY MHEING.

The twenty-second report of the Bened of Directors of the Hongloag Land loves mest and Agency Cemploy, Limited, will to sub mitted on Friday at noon to the ordinary

SIR HENRY MAY.

DARING ROBBERS

IN WONG KOK BUL,

TO STUŁY JAPANESE FROBLEM. Mr. Y. Sooo, who who will accompany Sir Henry May to F, arved te-day on the Tai aflatoooo, before Mr. R. R. Hallifax, with Liu Hol was charged at the Magistracy this in Afars from Fornies

armed robbery and burglary of a rattan banglo Sir Henry 'wishes to make himte'f convervalued at $50, a gold watch worth $30, 5 oo in

sint with certain phases of the Japanese pro notes and $450 in money, on the 14th Decem biem, and, li je with this end in view that Mr. ber at Wong Kok Sub Sand's services bays bass eogaged.

Mr. R. Ponsonby, Sir Henry's private secre-fendant was ustöpresonted.

Mr. Les, d'Almata prosecuted while the de- fary, is now engaged on the study of Japanese.

Mr. Almada outlined the facts briefly and

and will pursue the subject with the assistance said that on the th December the complain of Mr. S. no.

LARCENY REPORIS,

MONEY-CHINGER DUTED.

an's husband west tɔ wɔrk ar ̈ninal, his wilöj two children and the mald-servant remained ai home and had chow. While thus engaged threa men entered thehouse from the bick and shout- ed 'At Wing." As Loop B the complainan

A Chinese woman has reported to the Police | board this "she rushed out and shouted for that beiwern & am, and ri am, yesta day belg. She was threatened by the defendatis. someone entered house «No. 54, Qaren's Road They then entered the house, gagged ita East, and stole a bix'containing articles and woman, and ransacked her. The defendant was. money to the value of $319.

not arrested until the arch of fanga y, and on the 13th he was placed is the gapl yard with an other eight men for identification, and was picked out by the woman.

Am:ther report states that on the right of the 17th inst., someone estered it a Colten, Mills a' Ees: Point and stole 3,600 brass tubes valued at $1,44%

A money changer of No. 61, Queen's Roai Central reported yester,ay that on the 13 b Inst., a car aiù party came up to him and asked

for 5,700, and was handed back in return ina

POLICE RAtu.

meeting of shirsholders, to be held to the laternational Book cheques. Later on in the Company's Offic.sia Victoria Buildings day, the money charger went to the bänk to The net profits for the year ending Decem- | cash the chèques, but bad them dishonoured, bir 31. 19:0, including $7,571.73 balance brought forward from last account, and transfer of Sɔ", 'oo' from the reserve fund for repairs after paying all charts, amount to 538.179.39, From this amount an interim d vidend of $3.50 per share has already been paid.

it is proposed to pay a final dividend of $3 50 per share, and after writing off directors and auditor's foss, there remains a balance of 5141079-3910 t carried forward to the credit of a new Profit aid Loss Account.

During the year the following chaugos, were mado:-

Sergt. Bakit and a pany of Police malo raid last night at No. 23, Irving Street and arrested eight mea for paying gou Pai, They were brought befɛre the Magistrate this minig. A fiag of $ was imposed on the keeper. The rost were fi.ei 54 each.

“A ROUTHFUL AGGRESS OR,

CHINESE LAD Attacked with a CHOPPER.

to the defendant's stall and paid two cash for a

Evileoco was then cilled and the caYD 10- manded till to mer moralog, ・・

THE VOLÜNEBBRS.

ACTIVITIES LURING CHINESE NEW YEAR,

The Hongkong V Inteers will be busy.dir. ing Chinese New Year.

In the first place, the Gascoigne Shield com- -prtition will take plice, a Saturday, the 28 h. Irst, the men parading at 245 pm, at the 600 vords firing p lot at the Tai nugʻzango,,

To following day No. a Company wil parade at the same hour on the King's Park Grange for its monthly thio', and on (hiasse New Year's Day, January 30, the muskany course (standard test) for all tralued soldiess and recruits who have completed the prel’mila- ary practices will take place at Klo's Park,.. where tha'men will parida at 9 .m.

Offiters commanding units hava béen re-

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Tiffin will be provided on the range for all, and a canteen will also be erected, where drinks" may be obralced,

A youthful cake-hawker aged 11, was charged. at the Maxiracy this moming before Mr. J. R.quested to ascertain how many of their men Wood with cutting and wranding anothe, will attend and to notify the Officer Command. youth. It appears that the complainant went ing before January 28 cake, and b.v.og demolished the coicacy, other is alleged to have rushed after him with a chipper. A qu.niel a esa batween iba two parties and as a result, the defendant used the cho; per on the complainan, icflicting a slight

Messro, E. Stella, H., P. White and C, S. Gubbay having resigned, Messis. W. Logan, G. W, Bart in and S. A Levy were invited to Battalion, Hongkong, will vaca e his oppoint-jein the Yoard in ther places, Mr. G. W. Borton having resigned Mr. H. P. White was has been appointed superintendent of the invited to rej in the Board in his place There Detention Barracks, Hongkong. Lieut. H. J. Gappoitmen's require confirmation. Messrs, Gwalked away. The hawker for some reason or THE French Mail of the acth December was Gale, & G,A, has been appointed to the Hong Friesland and H. P. Whits are rating by delivered in London on 18.h inst.

kong-Biogapore Bawa'ida, RO.A. Major R.A rotation but offer themselves for re-election. Craig, R.GA., on completios of his period of Mr. J. Cox Edwards having resigned upon service on the stiff of the Froof and Experis leaving the Colony, the accounts have beco mental Department, bas ten posted to Norded by Messis. H. Fercy Smith and R. C 27 Company, at Hongkong. Captain G. T. Edwards, who are retiring but offer (koms.lves

for re-elector Brierley, DS.0, RGA has brea appointed adjutant at longko' g-

GUINNESS' STOUT THE extension of the As or House Hoel,

in PINTS and SPLITS.

| Shanghai, was to be opened on Monday,

SERGT. W. G. Austio of Shashit, dropped dead in be charge room on the 13th just.

|A HAWKER was fined $, at the Police Curt

A. S. WATSON & CO., this morning for bawking without a licence.

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 7th July, 1910,

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THE thermometer at the Penk registered 40 this, moralog, the coldest day 39 far experienced.

MR. Christopher Wilson has joined the Bong- [38 kong Volunteer Corps and has been posted to

No. 3 Company.

NEWS-FROM TAB NORIA

[Specially Translated for the Fongkong TelegrapA]

FERMENT AMONG STUDENT CLASS.

Great indignation has been aroused among the studepis of vari as schools by the

WORLD'S NEWS.

[From "N. C. D. News!"}

THE JA ANBEK MINISTER,

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→ Peking, Jam, cz-Baros Ijols, the Japanese Minister ia Peking, leaves here to-morrow on two months' furlough,

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wound on bis forehead.

His Worship remanded the defendant in Folice custody till to-morrow morning.

··JESUITS EXPELLED FROM MACAU

LIR HENRY MY THANKS THE LESIRVES,

the 1:cal Fress, be thanks the mentbers of the ,la a letter which Sir Henry May bas sent to Hongkong Volunteer Reserves who took part

-with-the-Volunteers and Scouts in the field day on the 15th fasted', for their attendanco aud for the very satisfactory manner in which they acquitted themselton.

PLAGUE IN MINGHURIA.

JOINING MISIONS IN INDIA.

THE TOLL OF DEATH. Cochin, Dac, 21-Some Jesuit p ́icsīs, ex- |pelled from Macno, bava arrived at Alappey Peking, Jan. 13-The p'ague in Manchuria I am told hat there are eleve 1 of them laclud- is Increasing in virulents. Dr. Meosyand two PRINCE WILLIAM'S TOUR,

ing an Englishman basićen a fow luy brothers | Chintas doctors have died. Forsign docters Peking, Jan. 13.—The Gèrman C‹own Pricca | Some of these Joruit: Fathers will be sent on three from Peking and fur from Tientsia,

Mylapore and Calcetin. It is understood that QonferencesofChlotse and foreigners are ba. another batcbisexp:ciedfrom Portugal - Dom- || log.held in Peking' and Tienula to consider Esy G: zelle Carsijionisnt.

measures to prevent the disease spreading southward.-N. C. D. News.

Jongkong Telegraph Fars v. Berea, state Sorts Company, is inectary delegates from various, provinces to will: avel from Bsángbai to Pekleg vis Has other milesions in india tech as Mangalore: lenge en Menday for Mancheria

HONGKONG, Thursday, JanUARY 19, 1911.

HANDICAPping kasteRN

SHIPPING.

Sir Thomas Sutherland's remarks at the annual general meeting of the shareholders

granted leave of absence for 12 meatlis with effect from January 12.

A CHINAMAN was given one mesth's imprison ment at the Police Court this morning for being a rogue and a vagabond.

THE latest animate of the population of Yun. pas province 5 9,630,0.2. Yunnan is op Pximately 150,000 miles in total area.

of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navi-Ma. John Roberts, wao has been visiting gation Company on the subject of the un- Rangoon was to play Alec Taylor at the precedented legislation in Singapore direct-Gymkhana Club there..

ed against shipping, will be "read with plege - Mon

THX Bishop of Macao arrived in Slogapore on

quli Peking, Carculars have bien sint out suggesting the sts easion of schools through out the Empire and the burning of all the schools at the same time. The Ministry of Ed cation, at once' communicated with the Ministry of Cvil Appointments, the Ministry of the sterfor mad the Commander, of the Guards stationed at the gate of Peking requesting the n to tate prompt and adequate Each member of the Grand Council was ac precautions to suppreis any possible uprising. companied by several policemen as bodyguards

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THE PANAMA CANAL.

Board has recommended as the armament for London, Jatur? 13-The Fortification the defence of the Panama Canal; eight fourteen-inch guns, twelve six-lach guns and twenty-four twelve-inch mortars. The garrison

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THE SILVER MARKEI,

The liver market has been fairly steady panies of coast Autillery, fcut 10,iments of of the aged ult. Too fes us has been the con in time of peace should consist of twelve com-dating the week, says the L. & C. Repress infantry, one battery of field artillery and one tinuance of the demand for China. At times

SERIOUS SITUATION, Tientsin, r3th January-A Mukden messiga states that plagus is mshig its any south and has already reacted Makden, where there have bren 23 fatal cases. 'Since Thursday the Mau squidcon of cavalry.

this has beno important, and would undoubted-churian railways have decliced to carry any ex recommendations to Congress' stated that, of speculators in fodia met the demand hely President Taft's Message submitting they havajo I to better prices had got the group

c:p: first class European passengers;

Elaborate precitions are being taken in when completed, the Chaal would be virtually cozaderable amounts baving changed bands. Tlentso. A rain foreign doctors have been The China demaudis now quister, and with tha | sita;ked by the disease; and many are leaving and therefore it was their right and their day Christmas holidays at hand there has been a The situation in Harbin is precations.

disposition on the part of buyers to walt, kui at | National Rovtów. the lower level thue is no pie:sure to sell and the market is sto idy.

Bute by those of us, who recognise, as all the ath inst, and was mot by, the Vicar.ministration havă sont depaties to Tinotsin to Part of the epast lize of the United States

and www

should do, the enormous importance of Gezeral and bis colleagues. nov shipping to the East. As briefly recapi- tolated by Sir Thomas Sutherland the facts are these: In common with about a dozen other companies, both British, and foreign, serving the trade of Chiaż and the Straits Settlements, the P. and O. entered into an agreement about fourteen years ago with the

Mx. E. È..Deacon, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was 'mitried on the 17th at Singapore to Miss Daisy Hart.

THE Calcutta Taif Club pr. fis on the working of the Totalizator for the Viceroy's Cup race slone are estimated at R24,000,

every time he entered or left the Palace...

The Ministries of Education and Civil Ad. nvestigate the trouble among the students. A arge number of officials, including the Com missioner of duca ion, the Directors of Schools and Colleges, bave been accused in connection with the matter. The Police Taotai of Chihli has been severely reprimanded, end has now asked for leave of abience to rep.is bis ancestral temb. Serious disturbances broke out among the students ofvarious schools and colleges in Tien-

to fortify it.

PORT OF HEUNGCHOW.

TO BE DISC JOSED. IN PEKİ“G. [From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, January 18th, His Excellency Taiog K, the Terian-Gen.

LIABILITY Of fire insURANCE COMPANIES..

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FERTINENT. VIEWS OF CHIEF JUSTICE.

GAMBLING IN CANTON,

MONOPOLIST (RRESTED,

A Chiness telegram, circulated yesterday by the "Shat Pe," stated ibat So Ping Shu (the Tayton gambling monopolist) was arrested.

abject of secuting-in strict conformity with SAPPER W. W. Matthews, of the Engineer tai, but they have now been suppressed. The tial, will soon leave for the North-White1a charging the fury in the arsen caso, tried last night and dstained in the Canton Prefect's' Englishlaw, of course-what Trade Unionists Company.H‚K.V.C,_b¿vi÷g-left-the-Colony guards which were stationed in the disturbed H.E. was Acting Viceroy be memorialised the at the Supreme Court this moralog, the Chic yamen, for failing to pay up the sum of two:

would call "a living wage. The agreement without leave, is stuck off the s rength of the

THE metallty returns for Slogeporo, issued by the Registrar of Births and Death, show that during the wook coding January 7, there werd 6 deaths, giving a ratio per mille of population of 37.54

MR. Lo Ting-U; formerly a scholar of Queen's College, has been appointed by Imperial Rescript a Dector of Industry, Mr. Lo Ting-U, -af er- “leaving · Queen's Collegë, studied in

England and America.

was made at what was known as the Singa- Corps with effect from January 12. pore Conference, and it was wade necessary by the reckless competition then prevalent, which had driven freights to a point which was simply disastrous to all concerned. An immediate improvement took place and the Straits shipping trade became effi- 'cient and regular. The good effects of the Conference were amply proved by the report of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce to the Royal Commission on shipping "rings." Then, shortly afterwards, came the riff in the lute, and, in the opinion His Ex ellency the Governor will be unable to of Sir Thomas Sutherland and others.com- presido at the prize distibution at Yaumati petept to judge, the disturbing element was chool oa'Saturday next at com, as he will the tin mining companies of the Straits.altend the presentation of addresses to Sir These people were hostile to the Conference Henry May lo the City Hall about that hour, because they could not get their tin carried An ernity was held this morning at the practically as ballast (say, for 5/- a ton), al Magistracy into the death of a prisoner who though the market price of that valuable was tertenced to six months' imprisonment mineral is something tike £170 aton. They, from last October. The jury retarded thuis, ignorant for the most part of shipping verdict in accordance with this Doctor's matters, were convinced that the ship evidence.

ping rates were little short of piratical, Ausur eight o'clock last night a scaRM, VERY and the result was the passing of a peculiar to Chine, was witzessed in Wyndham bill, which, were it not so serious Street.. A native constable with a coolie in

■ matter, can only he described as custody, accompanied by a foreigner, evidently comical. It decrees a lax of dó per cent. the complafzant, was followed by a large and on shipping freights, or any higher tax ever-increasing crowd of excited natives shoot- which the undefined powers assumed by ing "Tah! Tab!" The copsteble, as be weat the gentlemen responsible for the bill, may all his might. The rear of the crowd as it along with his prisoner, used his whistle with allow them to impose. In theory this bill is wended its way to the Central Police Station to serve as a protection against overburden was brought up by another Chins a corsiabis, ing freight: in practice it amounts literally who went about in a most feletively and one to cubsidislug opposition to proschat ship. concerned manner.

arça have been withdrawo, a

REORGANIZING THE NÁVY,

The Prince Regent has reqié tad (ha Em- press Dj, ager Yu, Lang t> grant him parmis. sign to make an appropriation of a certa'n amount of money from the privy parse of the late Empress Donager for the funds for the reorganization of the Navy. The requon was rejected by the Empress Dowager.;

ATTEMPIED SMUGGLING OF

FIREARMS FROM CHINA,

Throne for sanction to ts proposal of declar. ing Heusgchow a free peri.

In view of his departure for the Capital, the merchants in Heusgehow, is appreciation His Excellency' good work, scat bim farewell gift in the form of an embroidered picture, two embroidered scrolls, one tablet and a silver cop, through Mossis. Wong. Cheuk Sam and Fong Shenog Man yesterday. The presenta, tion was made in the Tartar-General' yamen. The recipient thanked the two repiesan'atives in suitable term, and questioned them how far Heungchow was from Mec10.

His Excellency remarked that, on his ar Jor Fin or and Sub-laspettor Kallmullah, of | riyal at Peking, he would by his best to confer the Madras Crim'os lavestigation Departed the matter with the Superintendant of Cus; ment, bave detected a clever attempt to smuggle | tomm. firearms lato tedis, à Persian passenger

The representatives then withdrew. named Tackey, arr.ved at Tuticorin yaılorday; from.Chipa, and ĝis bobaviour appearing suspi.. clous, all h's bigger) was thoroughly ca amined and a trank, with an Ingeniously- constructed fits boltum, was discovered containing two double-banelled sifles,--Dom- bry Gazette.

Talicorin, December 17,—Assistant Inspec-

INTEREST IN THE BAR BAST,

The Chinese Ministerio Russia has reported to the Teking Government that the German and Russian Governmeals baye autored into certain agreements in. St. Petersborg for the protection of their laterests in the Far East. -

LONDON.RUbber priCRS,

A DANGEROUS CARGO.

THR 8,8. JAPAN" THREA¡ENED WITH

BERIOUS VIRE,

There was serious danger of an outbreak of fire this afternoch on board the .8. /ofane of the pear boats, while she was lying at her berth opposite the Haritur Office.

The veel bad on board 60 tons of Jate picked in ote of the holds. This attained a temperature of 126 degrees, and spontaneous combustion was threatened.

For a time great anxiety was felt, and off- cers and crew alike worked strenuously to clear the hold of the dangerous substance.

The brigade were alarmed and a' number of Melacca, January, 12-Information has hasniemen procesded on the float to the verset received by Malacca Rubber Plantations, Heio was put outboard to readiness forany Limited, that the price of fies Para in London emergency, but by 4 p.m. all danger bad yesterday was 1/4 per lb, value,

parsed.

The market closed quist-Stralis Times,

· Tha agents are Manın, Bassion,

million dollars, revenu doe to the GovDIA?

ment,

SHIPPING NEWS.

AQRICOLIORE IN, GHĨNA.

INTERESTING LECTURE TO DE GIVEK BEFORE-

CHINESE Y, M CA

Justico said that there was involved in that case something more important than what the prisoner at the Bar was alleged to hare dose, It had trat spired in this cass that an applica tion for a policy for $1,100 was passed and ac cepted by the loauraces Company without any

As lastancing the inadequacy of the present. investigation whatever. The property was

arrangements at Port Swettenham for the subsequently removed from Stonecatter's lane accommodation even of coasting setzels, the to Queen's Rcai Eust, 1kewise without any | Malay Mall mentions that the other day, the investigation. That was a very serious stats Malacca, by cómeans the largtaf of the Straits of affairs. Insurance Companies had a public Steamship Compary's feet, was obliged to put duty to perform. Whoai due regard to public her passergers into xampoos which conveyed safety they could not allow Chinese to take out them to a place where they could lind, policies on imaginary goods. That was one of the costs of fixes. A small premium was paid, the loturance effected, and very short; ly after a fire cccurred. In the present case, had it not boon for the Chinese watchman who detected the incipient firs, there would doubtless bave been a great cofligra:log is Queen's Read East. He con dered it of great importance that Insurance Compsoles should see that no fictitious palicies were taken out. He did not wish to

The lecture should prove a very interesting alarm them, but if the fire bad spread to pthor one, the subject beleg "Agriculture in lis re houses, they were liable and ran the risk of tation to National We fare, more particularly being brought to Court for damage to ne'gh is connection with China. bouring property. If the jury agreed with him—The speaker is Mr. G. Weidman Groff, B. S. he would ask thent for an expression of their of the Canton Chistian College, and his opinion, so that it might lie pinced on the subject is certainly of the very, greatest im

portance to Chinat The foreman of the jury (M. Lansing) said Mr. Groff has made a special, study of the that they fully endo:sed bis 'Lordship's re agricultural conditions in Scu h: China, and marks on the way the Insurance Company his lecture should, prove muat Instinctive and concerned issued the policy in quesilon, which || lateresting. they coouldered most unbaringstlike.

Lantern slides, which were presented to the His Lordship said that Insurance Companies Canton Chistian College by the United who have issues policies of this nature, without Stites, Government, will be auilized to lead investigating the goods insured, should forth--| polat to the lectared's remarka with do yo

A crowded sitendance (a szticipated,

record of ibat Court,

The sixth of the series of lectures arranged by the Y M. O. A will be given on Saturday evening in the Artacition rooms commencing

8 p.m. sharp.

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